NHER 22256 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting at this location between1985 and 2017 recovered a notable number of Roman pottery sherds; medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Late Iron Age, Iron Age/Roman (Roman issue), Roman and medieval coins; and a range of other, undated, Late Iron Age to Roman and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include an undated plumb bob, copper alloy chain and lead weight; a Late Iron Age/Roman brooch; Roman brooches, a seal box lid and copper alloy pin; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories and post-medieval belt or harness mounts, a mount or strap fitting and lead horse-harness mount.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM39SW
Civil Parish	DITCHINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

1985. Metal-detecting.
Ordnance Survey field 7037:
Coins: (U1) Constans or Constantine II, VICTORIAE DD AVGG QNN. AD 347-8. At location [1].
(U2) As of Domitian? AD 69-96 (1st century). At location [2].
W. F. Milligan (NCM) February 1986.

15 November 1991. Metal-detecting.
Undated plumbob.
Roman half a samian base with potters stamp.
Post medieval lead horse harness mount.
W. Milligan (NCM) 6 December 1994.

1993. Metal-detecting.
Gold quarter stater. Late Freckenham type. Icenian. Van Arsdell 628-1.
Illegible halfpenny of the 14th or15th century. (S1) and (S2).
Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM) 20 April 1993.

December 2003-January 2004. Metal-detecting.
10 Roman coins, 7 pottery sherds and a Colchester-type brooch fragment.
1 medieval pottery sherd.
1 medieval/post-medieval pottery sherd.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 18 February 2004.

March 2005. Metal detecting. [3].
1 Iron Age/Roman coin (Roman issue silver denarius).
1 Roman coin, 1 pottery sherd, a Hod Hill brooch and copper alloy pin.
2 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Cattermole (HES), 9 September 2011 and P. Watkins (HES), 14 February 2026.

April-May 2005. Metal detecting.
2 Roman coins and a Rosette brooch.
Undatable lead possible weight.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 11 June 2005.

February 2006. Metal-detecting. [3].
6 Roman coins and a Dolphin brooch.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 December 2023 and 14 February 2026.

On or befire 1 March 2006. Metal-detecting. [3].
Late Iron Age/Roman Colchester brooch.
Information from PAS import.
A. Cattermole (HES), 9 September 2011.

August-September 2006. Metal-detecting.
3 Roman coins, 29 pottery sherds and 2 Dolphin brooches.
1 medieval coin and a belt mount.
Medieval/post-medieval strap end.
Post-medieval buckle and belt mount.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 18 October 2006.

February-March 2007. Metal-detecting.
4 Romano-British sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 May 2007.

April-May 2007. Metal-detecting.
Roman 'T'-shaped brooch and seal box lid (S1).
Medieval buckle and strap end.
2 post-medieval buckles, 2 belt or harness mounts and a sword-belt hanger fragment.
See list in file. Extend to whole field.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 June 2007.

Before 7 February 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
Medieval buckle and brooch.
Post-medieval mount or strap fitting.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 November 2019.

April 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
Undated copper alloy chain.
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 March 2018.

Associated Sources (6)

--- SNF82745 Photograph: 1993. LFN 1-2, Iron Age gold quarter stater..
--- SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
--- SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF78424 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2007. Drawing of a Roman incomplete seal box lid.. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (41)

COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
COIN (Middle Iron Age to Roman - 138 BC to 138 AD)
CHAIN (Unknown date)
PLUMB BOB (Undated)
WEIGHT (Unknown date)
BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 30 AD to 80 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 200 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PIN (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
SEAL BOX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 79 AD)
COIN (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 268 AD to 270 AD)
COIN (Roman - 318 AD to 324 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
COIN (Roman - 343 AD to 348 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1500 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1272 AD to 1307 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1272 AD to 1307 AD)
MOUNT / STRAP FITTING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 26 2026 10:20PM